The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-02
A VERY SLICK MAN
DECE1vEs NASHVILLE SOCIETY.
iIe Borrows AL the Money IIs Can aud Then
Huns Away With Married Woman
Who Proves to Have Been Divorced
From Him Some Time Ago.

NASHVILLE, TENN, May l.--About the
first OF March there appeared here a mid.
die aged man Of prepossesslng appearance
and elegant manners, who gave his name
as Davis, and his occupation that Of
muaic teacher. He allied himself with
tho Watkins Park Methodiet church, and
everything lourlshed with him. Hovey.
or. the newcomer showed himself not ad.
verse to borrowing, and, fu fact, as proof
now goes to show, hardly ever let
pass by an opportunity to Deuure a loan,
From several prominent gentlemen be
received nice amounts. Thursday night
Mr.. Davis disappeared which occasioned
considerable remark, and on the came day
on which Dayss took his departure the
vile OF Mr.. William Petty, q gentleman
living IN south Nashville, also disappear
ed. 1t is now revealed that the two went
together. The music teachers real name
was not Davis, but A. B. Bohannsn, Years
ago ho was a Cumberland Presbyterian
preacher. He married, while wearing
the clerical robes, Miss Ella Rose,
daughter Of E. T. Roas, OF this clty.
For years they lived together In Wilson
county, but the charge OF obtaining
money under fclsa pretenses arisinr
sgainst him, ha look his wife and one
child, boy named Charley, up to Lopans.
port, Ind. There she obtained divorce
from him and subsequently came back TO
Nashville. That was eight years since.
Three years ago Mr.. William Petty, who
Is in business, met the lady, who Is still
young and attractive, and married her.
and up to the unexpected turn OF affairs
have lived in harmony and happinesa,
never hearing OF Bohannan and rarely al.
luding to him. "
About six weeks ago." said the desert.
ed husband, in relating the story" came
home one evening and my wife told ma
that Bohannan had been at the house. Il
told her did not want him 10 be making
visits to her, but she said he came TO ses
Charley, his and my wife's ten wear old
boy. I told Ella that the man came win
no good intention and asked her not to
see him any more, but in spite Of NV
wishes, he went to see her three times
alter that. Thursday morning
lett her RS usual with kisa
and went to my work. On returning thnt
night l found the house locked, and after
getting in found note in which she said
che had become convinced that accordinv
10 Scripture she was committing adnltsrS
in living with me, having another hus.
band living, and she did not want 70 20 to
torment and drag me with her. She also
said that she did not think we had
ever loved each other as man and
wife should, and wound IN bv
saying that che was Going to
take Charley and 80 of, but I can't be.
lieve she has gone OIL with Bohannsn.
though know OF course he is at the Int.
tom OF the whole thing. When be came
here and saw us happy and prosperong
feeling Of revenge for her leaving him
took possession OF him, think and he de.
termined to blight ner life. NV wiie's
iather says he thinks she has gone to Ken.
tucky." 5,s
a letter received to-day by Mis-. Robert
Petty from the missing woman, states that
she was led to flight by the adyiee Of thres
preachers, who had advised her that ahe
was doing wrong. The facts all point.
however, to her having gone with her
former husband. - : ~